Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2011
ISSN
0275-0392
Publisher
American Bar Association
Language
en-US
Abstract
What do you consent to when you have sex with someone? What if the person is a new sexual partner from a night at a bar? What if the person is your spouse or long-term partner? In these two scenarios, people might understand both HIV risk and HIV disclosure differently. Close reflection demonstrates that a purportedly clear set of criminal laws rarely reflects the complexity of sexual interaction.
This article explores how the dynamics of HIV disclosure prior to sex contribute to an ongoing dialogue about disclosure and consent: Does a person have a right to know his or her sex partner’s HIV status? And does an HIV-positive person have the right to not disclose his or her status prior to sex?
Recommended Citation
Aziza Ahmed & Beri Hull,
Sex and HIV Disclosure
,
in
38
Human Rights Magazine
11
(2011).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/3118
